Wesley J. Smith

What will this report do to the ethics of abortion after 30 weeks and to personhood theory as it relates to fetuses?  From the story:The unborn have memories, according to medical researchers who used sound and vibration stimulation, combined with sonography, to reveal that the human fetus . . . . Continue Reading »

As the AMA endorsed the House version of Obama care, which as I pointed out yesterday, would spell the death knell for private health insurance (did the endorsers have time to read the 1000 + page bill?) and institute a utilitarian oversight rationing board over all of our health care—except . . . . Continue Reading »

Most animal rights activists insist that humans receive no benefit from animal research. I make a big point of rebutting this in my upcoming book, which I think convincingly demonstrates that biological science would be materially impeded if animals could no longer be used.  One such area is . . . . Continue Reading »

President Obama has repeatedly assured us that the private health insurance system is safe under his reform plans, but that he wants a public policy to serve as competition to the private plans as a way of keeping costs down. But that is camoflauge. It seems clear that the point of reform is to kill . . . . Continue Reading »

My blog host has asked that I let readers of SHS know about a survey First Things is taking for students of faith.  Happy to do so. If you are interested in taking the survey, hit this link. Thank you.Now, back to our regularly scheduled . . . . Continue Reading »

Health care reform is turning into one of the most radical power grabs our country has ever seen.  First, it is now clear that President Obama wants utilitarian bioethicists of the ilk of Peter Singer to decide what treatment you can have and what you can’t have.  From the story:In . . . . Continue Reading »

PETA has an advocacy project aimed at children that seeks to persuade them that fish are “sea kittens.” Now, the publicity hog group, is trying to take advantage of California’s financial implosion by offering to pay to keep a beach open. But there’s a catch.  More at my . . . . Continue Reading »

One would think that an ultra liberal newspaper like the NYT would look askance at an advocate who believes parents should be allowed to murder their baby if the child does not suit the interests or promote the happiness of the family.  But the Times loves Singer and has since the utiltiarain . . . . Continue Reading »

You would think that an ultra liberal newspaper like the New York Times—which claims to believe in human equality—would look askance at an advocate who argues that parents should be allowed to murder their babies if the child does not suit the interests of the family. Illustrating how . . . . Continue Reading »

Vicki McKenna is one of my favorite radio hosts. A political conservative, she plies her trade over the airwaves of Madison and Milwuakee. Vicki has energy, vivaciousness, a great radio voice—and she likes me! I was on her show “Upfront With Vicki McKenna” yesterday on WIBA . . . . Continue Reading »